Running Quotes

9883 Running quotes by 5287 unique authors

I knew unless I got stopped I was going to go all the way. I don't know if I can run any faster. I just… — Ken Griffey, Jr.
There are those who wake up each morning to conquer the day, and then there are those of us who wake up only because we… — Dinaw Mengestu
O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation. Say it so that I can… — Saint Augustine
I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo… to give a voice to… — Shirley Chisholm
You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war. Some say that we were brought to the verge of… — John Foster Dulles
The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if… — John Foster Dulles
Late in August the lure of the mountains becomes irresistible. Seared by the everlasting sunfire, I want to see running water again, embrace a pine… — Edward Abbey
The response to my books from my East Coast friends has been wildly various, running the gamut from 'bad' to 'very bad.' (Is there another… — Edward Abbey
Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and… — Edward Abbey
If you're never ridden a fast horse at a dead run across a desert valley at dawn, be of good cheer: You've only missed out… — Edward Abbey
Standing in the nordic nook of the kitchen, I can gaze down at the flimsy-limbed joggers heading south towards the Park. It's nearly as bad… — Martin Amis
Who's straight? I'm not. I am bent gouged pinched and tugged at, and squeezed into this funny shape. Each life is a game of chess… — Martin Amis
Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side. — Jane Austen
Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty — Benjamin Franklin
Like a young heir, come a little prematurely to a large inheritance, we shall wanton and run riot until we have brought our reputation to… — George Washington
People — running from unhappiness, hiding in power — are locked within their reputations, ambitions, beliefs. — Richard Avedon
Sham Harga had run a successful eatery for many years by always smiling, never extending credit, and realizing that most of his customers wanted meals… — Terry Pratchett
What's going to happen is, very soon, we're going to run out of petroleum, and everything depends on petroleum. And there go the school buses.… — Kurt Vonnegut
Like running the hurdles. Work so hard, jump over every one, fast, high enough but no higher, because you can't afford to hang in the… — Orson Scott Card
I am not running for mayor yet. But if it comes to be true that people cannot voice an opinion unless they have been elected,… — Margaret Atwood
Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. Plot is… — Ray Bradbury
Work is the only answer. I have three rules to live by. One, get your work done. If that doesn't work, shut up and drink… — Ray Bradbury
The longer I live here, the better satisfied I am in having pitched my earthly camp-fire, gypsylike, on the edge of a town, keeping it… — James Lane Allen
No, I'm not (disappointed). There's no reason to be because I'm on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So… — Roger Federer
I'm very harsh on real estate agents. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because of how the call every small house 'charming' and every run-down… — Stephan Pastis

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